Tenuta Di Arceno | Fornaci

£407  average per night

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Luxury Villa On The Chianti Classico Arceno Estate - Pool, A/c, Sleeps 6-10

  • Sleeps 10
  • 5 Bed
  • 5 Bathroom
  • Children welcome

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General information

  • Shared pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Internet access
  • Wifi
  • Air conditioning
  • BBQ
  • Parking
  • Children welcome
  • Balcony
  • Books
  • Deck / Patio
  • Dining area
  • DVD Player
  • Fireplace
  • Games
  • Hair dryer
  • Heated
  • Iron and board
  • Linens provided
  • Garden
  • Living room
  • Pets not allowed
  • Pets considered
  • No smoking
  • Smoking allowed
  • Stereo
  • Telephone
  • Television
  • Towels provided
  • Toys
  • Video library
  • Wood stove
  • Wheelchair inaccessible

Kitchen and household

  • Blender
  • Dishes and utensils provided
  • Coffee maker
  • Clothes dryer
  • Full kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Pantry items
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove
  • Toaster
  • Washing machine

Safety

Location

  • > 5KM
  • > 5KM
  • 5.5KM
  • 1.7KM
  • 5.8KM

Description

THE VILLA

Villa Adagio, in the compound of Casale Fornaci is a magnificent country house located inside the beautiful Tenuta of Arceno in the Chianti Classico.

Surrounded by a grove of olive trees atop lush green hillsides, this 13th century restoration with its terracotta floors, wood beamed ceilings and stone walls is the perfect vacation villa for families and friends wanting to enjoy Tuscan life at its finest.

LOCATION

The location of Villa Adagio makes it easily accessible to the most beautiful destinations in Tuscany (20-60 min drives). Decorated in a true and classic Tuscan style, furnished and equipped to the highest of standards and with NO ADDITIONAL CHARGES OR HIDDEN FEES.

THE SPACE

We offer all the modern comforts one could want; air conditioning and heating, internet access, indoor and outdoor wi-fi, local, smart and satellite tv, DVD player, bluetooth speaker and a large collection of movies. All is included within the rental fee.

We aim to make all of your planning simple and pleasurable to ensure that your stay with us is comfortable, stress free and memorable.

YOUR ARRIVAL AT FORNACI

Myself or our local representative will personally escort you to our villa. You will be given a tour of the villa and its features, provided with an instruction booklet and a guide to the surrounding area and attractions. You can ask questions and request assistance with arranging outings and booking events at home.

After a long day of travel, upon your arrival, your only thought should be to relax, so we provide our guest with a WELCOME BASKET filled with delicious, locally sourced essentials to carry you through to breakfast the next day and beyond. Some items included in the basket; (white and red wine, water, fruit juice, pecorino, parmigiano cheese, olive oil, bread and other staples like honey, jams, cereal, etc.) Also included a mobile phone prepaid up to 10 Euro.

We highly recommend that our guests have a car at their disposal. There are 3 large covered parking spaces reserved for the exclusive use of our guests. In keeping with the rules of the Consortium of Villa Arceno, the roads, as with all aspects of the estate, are maintained to remain as they were in their original state, centuries ago. As such, the surroundings are tranquil and the unpaved roads allow for long, peaceful walks, cycling or jogging on the estate.

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS AT FORNACI

The main house has comfortable sleeping accommodations for six (6) guests. Should your family or party be larger we can accommodate comfortably up to 10 guests by taking advantage of the guest house (located within our private courtyard) and the coach house (located just steps from the villa). These accommodations are EXCLUSIVE TO YOU AND YOUR GUESTS AND THEY WILL NOT BE SHARED OR RENTED TO ANYONE OUTSIDE OF YOUR PARTY DURING YOUR STAY.

The Main floor features a large master bedroom with a luxurious ensuite bathroom, a library and a second full bathroom. The upstairs houses 2 bedrooms with matrimonial beds, ample storage and another full bathroom.

The guest quarter, located in the private courtyard features a living room with a double bed, a large bathroom, TV and A/C.

The coach house located outside the courtyard features a full kitchen, a matrimonial pull-out, a large bathroom and TV.

If you are travelling in a large group there won't be any fights for the showers!

The lower level of the villa features a spacious lounge and a walkout to the private courtyard. The main and guest houses both have AIR CONDITIONING.

EATING AND COOKING

For the enthusiast or professional cook, the villa features a stunning fully equipped kitchen, a living/dining room with a huge original wood burning fireplace and a dining table (in the style of a "fratina rinascimentale") that can seat 12.

Dine al fresco in the private courtyard while sipping wine from the vineyards on the grounds estate. Our courtyard also features an original, centuries-old wood-burning oven that has been skillfully restored and now perfectly ready to make delicious pizza, porchetta or anything that may require a wood burning oven!

But perhaps you may prefer a barbeque in our private garden? You can enjoy a meal in our privately owned and extensive gated park, to which only you have access. How about a lamppost-lit dinner, in the shadow of an ancient oak tree? The grill set atop antique bricks and the large white-stone table and benches, will create the perfect setting for an outdoor lunch. You may choose to pack a picnic and enjoy the shade of our olive grove.

Should you not wish to cook, we can help to arrange for PRIVATE TUSCAN MEALS to be cooked at the house for you. We can also pre-arrange for a COOKING LESSON at the Villa, it will be a meal to remember.

THE OUTDOORS OF VILLA ADAGIO

If you like to walk in the open air, the private park offers over 60 thousand square feet of land. The villa's private landscaped garden is rich with cherry, walnut, pomegranate, fig, apricot and almond trees. Our 80 tree olive grove enjoys expansive views of the countryside, including the distant Monte Amiata. You can walk among our olive grove or simply sit and wait in silence to watch the deer and wild boars that, in a distance, cross the park in the hours of dawn and dusk while searching the sky for pheasants and falcons.

Read a book or sip a cocktail while taking in the breathtaking views from our Loggia, and should you be able to move from there, enjoy a dip in the outdoor swimming pool. Equipped with loungers and umbrellas. Pool depth : 47" to 86". Pool dimensions : 44' x 19'. Please note that the pool although rarely used, it is shared by the guests and residents of the private Fornaci compound, and it is open from May 15 to Sep 15.

The courtyard is furnished with a dining table, chairs and an umbrella while the loggia with lounge chairs and side tables.

THE ESTATE

Our villa Adagio within the private Casale Fornaci compound, is located on the Tenuta di Arceno estate in the heart of the Chianti Classico. The estate is protected by the Consortium of Villa Arceno and the preservation of the natural and historical characteristics of the 1000+ acre property is of the utmost importance to the Consortium. As a result the magnificent property looks today just as it did centuries ago.

Casale Fornaci is one of 30 Casali on the estate and is only 20 Km northeast of Siena, 8 Km near the quaint town of Castelnuovo Berardenga in the Chianti region and only 3 Km from the medieval borghi of San Gusme' and Montebenichi. The position of Casale Fornaci makes it an ideal place for day trips into the entire Chianti area as well as cities such as Florence, Siena, San Gimignano and Arezzo. There are countless superb Tuscan restaurants and local farms selling oil and wine in the vicinity.

We encourage our guests to visit the outdoor market in Castelnuovo Berardenga boasting local farms and their divine produce and products, open every Thursday.

GUEST INTERACTION

My fabulous and resourceful local representative will escort you to our villa, walk you through the property and will be available for emergency contact throughout your stay.

NEIGHBOURHOOD OVERVIEW

Casale Fornaci part of the tenuta di Arceno is in the heart of the Chianti region and part of the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium.

The Consortium “Villa Arceno”, which was born to preserve the architectural and natural environment of the area, protects the entire estate and all of its dwellings. For centuries nothing new has been built in the area and nothing has changed besides minor work.

As an artistic and historical anecdote: In the course of the Second World War, the Arceno estate was the chosen hiding place for the artistic treasures of Siena from the hands of Nazi Germany.


GETTING AROUND

You will need a car, as it is the best and easiest way for transport in the area. The regional trains and buses are slow and do not have convenient hours. The villa has 3 large reserved parking spaces.

OTHER THINGS TO NOTE

In the villa you will find an informative guide book to the house and the neighbouring towns, along with contacts for arranging day trips, an on-site chef, baby sitting and site seeing, shopping and restaurant suggestions. All emergency phone numbers are listed here too.

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